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Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith 1506 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 July 1506

Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 October 1581

Death Location: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Marischal)

Mother: Elizabeth Glamis)

Spouse(s): Lady Hamilton, Margaret Inverugie

Children(s): Elizabeth Keith, Lady Stewart, Allison Campbell, Jean Campbell, Barbara Campbell, Hon. Altrie, Hannah Keith, John Keith, Alexander Campbell, Beatrix Campbell, Isobel Campbell, Mary Campbell, Johanna Campbell, Joneta Keith, Lady Stewart, Mary (Campbell), George Campbell, Elizabeth Keith, William Keith, Lord Marischal, Allison Campbell, Barbara Campbell, Lord Campbell, Beatrix Keith, Margaret Campbell, Lady Hatton, Spencer T., Dorothy Keith

The story of Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith began in 1506 in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith married Lady Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, Margaret Elizabeth Seton Keith of Inverugie, and had children including Elizabeth Keith, Lady Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell Stewart, Allison Keith Campbell, Jean Keith Campbell, Barbara Keith Campbell, Hon. Robert Fenwick Keith 1st Lord Altrie Commondater of Deer Lord Altrie, Hannah Keith, John "The Rector" Keith, Alexander Keith Campbell, Beatrix Keith Campbell, Isobel Keith Campbell, Mary Marion Keith Campbell, Johanna Keith Campbell, Joneta Johanna Keith, Lady Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith, Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell Stewart, Mary Marjory Marion Keith (Campbell), George Keith Campbell, Elizabeth Keith, William Keith, Lord Wellum Keith Campbell Master of Marischal, Allison Keith Campbell, Barbara Keith Campbell, Lord Robert Keith Campbell, Beatrix Keith, Margaret Campbell, Lady Mary Keith Campbell of Kincardineshire & Hatton, Spencer T., Dorothy J. Keith. Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith passed away in 1581 in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith began in 1506 in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith married Lady Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, Margaret Elizabeth Seton Keith of Inverugie, and had children including Elizabeth Keith, Lady Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell Stewart, Allison Keith Campbell, Jean Keith Campbell, Barbara Keith Campbell, Hon. Robert Fenwick Keith 1st Lord Altrie Commondater of Deer Lord Altrie, Hannah Keith, John "The Rector" Keith, Alexander Keith Campbell, Beatrix Keith Campbell, Isobel Keith Campbell, Mary Marion Keith Campbell, Johanna Keith Campbell, Joneta Johanna Keith, Lady Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith, Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell Stewart, Mary Marjory Marion Keith (Campbell), George Keith Campbell, Elizabeth Keith, William Keith, Lord Wellum Keith Campbell Master of Marischal, Allison Keith Campbell, Barbara Keith Campbell, Lord Robert Keith Campbell, Beatrix Keith, Margaret Campbell, Lady Mary Keith Campbell of Kincardineshire & Hatton, Spencer T., Dorothy J. Keith.
  • Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith passed away in 1581 in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Marischal)
1483 – 1513
Birth Location: Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LM
Elizabeth Glamis)
1490 – 1527
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
EG

Spouses(s)

Lady Hamilton
1513 – 1556
Birth Location: Inverugie Mill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LH
Margaret Inverugie
1511 – 1556
Birth Location: Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MI

Children(s)

Elizabeth Keith
1522 – 1604
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EK
Lady Stewart
1530 – 1588
Birth Location: Edinbourgh Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
LS
Allison Campbell
1532 – 1567
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Perthshire, Scotland
AC
Jean Campbell
1534 – 1629
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Perthshire, Scotland
JC
Barbara Campbell
1535 – 1583
Birth Location: Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
BC
Hon. Altrie
1537 – 1616
Birth Location: Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
HA
Hannah Keith
1539 – 1596
Birth Location: Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
HK
John Keith
1539 – 1596
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
JK
Alexander Campbell
1540 – 1630
Birth Location: Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
AC
Beatrix Campbell
1541 – 1596
Birth Location: Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
BC
Isobel Campbell
1543 – 1595
Birth Location: Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
IC
Mary Campbell
1544 – 1592
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
MC
Johanna Campbell
1545 – 1596
Birth Location: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
JC
Joneta Keith
1545 – 1596
Birth Location: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
JK
Lady Stewart
1549 – 1572
Birth Location: Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
LS
Mary (Campbell)
1550 – 1596
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Perth, Scotland
M(
George Campbell
1553 – 1623
Birth Location: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
GC
Elizabeth Keith
– 1585
Birth Location: Stockheim Dueren, Rheinland, Prussia
EK
William Keith
1527 – 1580
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Schotland
WK
Lord Marischal
1528 – 1581
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
LM
Allison Campbell
1532 – 1567
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Perthshire, Scotland
AC
Barbara Campbell
1535 – 1583
Birth Location: Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
BC
Lord Campbell
1537 – 1595
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
LC
Beatrix Keith
1541 – 1596
Birth Location: Scotland
BK
Margaret Campbell
1549 – 1592
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland
MC
Lady Hatton
1550 – 1596
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH
Spencer T.
Birth Location: –
ST
Dorothy Keith
Birth Location: –
DK

Lord Keith's Ancestors

Self
Lord Keith
1506 – 1581
Birth Place: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Robert Keith (Baron of Keith) (Master of Marischal)
1483 – 1513
Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Beatrice Douglas (Keith) (Baroness Morton &) Glamis)
1490 – 1527
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Keith's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of) Keith (24 July 1506 – 7 October 1581) m. Lady (Margaret Douglas, Baroness of) Hamilton (1513 – 18 Jul 1556) m. Margaret (Elizabeth Seton Keith of) Inverugie (1511 – 18 Jul 1556)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Keith (1522 – 13 Nov 1604)
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell) Stewart (14 July 1530 – 16 July 1588) m. James Stewart (22 May 1531 – 23 January 1570)
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth (Effie) STEWART Houston Stewart Stewart Stewart (Stuart), Countess of) Moray (August 1565 – 18 November 1591)
      1. 1. Lord (James 3rd Earl of Moray Stuart Stewart (The Bonny Earl) II) (1582 – 6 Aug 1638)
        1. 1. Sir (James Thomas Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray, 9th Earl of Argyll, Duke of Richmon &) Lennox (25 Jun 1608 – 04 Mar 1653) m. Lady (Margaret Home, Countess of) Moray (28 Jun 1610 – May 1668)
    2. 2. James (Stewart, "Bonnie Earl", 2nd Lord of Doune; 2nd Earl) Moray (November 1568 – 7 February 1592)
    3. 3. Margaretha Stuart (1570 – 1585)
  3. 3. Allison (Keith) Campbell (1532 – Aug 1567)
  4. 4. Jean (Keith) Campbell (1534 – 14 May 1629)
  5. 5. Barbara (Keith) Campbell (1535 – abt 1583)
  6. 6. Hon. (Robert Fenwick Keith 1st Lord Altrie Commondater of Deer Lord) Altrie (1537 – 18 Mar 1616)
  7. 7. Hannah Keith (1539 – 19 May 1596)
  8. 8. John ("The Rector") Keith (1539 – 19 May 1596)
  9. 9. Alexander (Keith) Campbell (1540 – 1630)
  10. 10. Beatrix (Keith) Campbell (1541 – 19 May 1596)
  11. 11. Isobel (Keith) Campbell (1543 – August 1595)
  12. 12. Mary (Marion Keith) Campbell (1544 – Feb 1592)
  13. 13. Johanna (Keith) Campbell (1545 – 19 May 1596)
  14. 14. Joneta (Johanna) Keith (1545 – 19 May 1596)
  15. 15. Lady (Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith, Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell) Stewart (1549 – 5 May 1572)
  16. 16. Mary (Marjory Marion Keith) (Campbell) (1550 – 19 May 1596)
  17. 17. George (Keith) Campbell (1553 – 2 Apr 1623)
  18. 18. Elizabeth Keith (31 May – 1585)
  19. 19. William Keith (1527 – 10 Aug 1580)
  20. 20. Lord (Wellum Keith Campbell Master of) Marischal (1528 – 10/07/1581)
  21. 21. Allison (Keith) Campbell (1532 – 1567)
  22. 22. Barbara (Keith) Campbell (1535 – 1583)
  23. 23. Lord (Robert Keith) Campbell (1537 – 1595)
  24. 24. Beatrix Keith (1541 – 19 May 1596)
  25. 25. Margaret Campbell (1549 or 1550 – After February 1592)
  26. 26. Lady (Mary Keith Campbell of Kincardineshire &) Hatton (1550 – 19 May 1596)
  27. 27. Spencer T.
  28. 28. Dorothy (J.) Keith

Lord Keith's Timeline

3 Records

1506
24 July 1506
Birth of Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1530
6 September 1530
Age 24
Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith was married in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1581
7 October 1581
Age 75
Death of Lord William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 July 1506
    Event Place: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 September 1530
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1581
    Event Place: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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